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The space shuttle Enterprise passes lower Manhattan and the under-construction One World Trade Center as it makes the final leg of its journey by barge to its new home on the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. NASA ended its shuttle program last year.

Afghan villagers gather at a house destroyed in an apparent NATO raid in Logar province, south of Kabul. Afghan officials and residents say a predawn NATO airstrike aimed at militants in eastern Afghanistan killed civilians celebrating a wedding, including women and children.

Pictures in the News | June 6, 2012

In Wednesday’s Pictures in the News: The space shuttle Enterprise passes lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center as it makes the final leg of its journey by barge to its new home on the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum; French President Francois Hollande shakes hands with WWII veterans during a ceremony commemorating the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France (more photos); A bird comes in to land atop one of the domes of the landmark Taj Mahal as Venus (more archive photos), top left, begins to pass in front of the sun, as visible from Agra, India; A close-up shot of tennis player Rafael Nadal’s shoe shows clays flying off and the number six marking his six previous victories at the French Open. And there’s more.